MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge – 2015 – 396 Pages.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Scientists want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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